Analogies For The Trinity

Anyone who has tried to devise an analogy for the traditional notion of the Trinity in front of the average Christian knows how quickly they might lash out with charges of heresy.  Discussing the Trinity can easily become an annoying experience, as Trinitarians are quick to either dismiss or condemn any attempts at a comparison between the Trinity and anything else.  The fact that they oppose analogies reveals something very important about their belief and they themselves.

Analogies have a unique ability to illuminate concepts, yet Trinitarians cannot use any without contradicting themselves.  There is no analogy for the Trinity that they tend to accept because the notion of classical Trinitarianism is an illogical thing that has no analogy rooted in reality, since everything in reality is governed by logic.  When someone makes an analogy that only succeeds if Yahweh and Jesus are distinct beings (the Biblical position), they hide behind false accusations of heresy.

Many Christians do not understand what makes an idea heretical.  No matter how controversial, unappealing, or foreign an idea is, whether or not it is heresy is determined solely by whether or not the Bible actually denies it.  Instead of looking to a rationalistic/exegetical understanding of Scripture, many Christians call something heretical if dead theologians called it the same.  This betrays an emphasis on tradition instead of truth.

Trinitarians cannot appeal to anything but consensus without distorting the thing they appeal to.  If they dared to pursue reason and strict Biblical exegesis, they would find that not only is it logically impossible for three beings to be one person, but the Bible itself also rejects any idea that equates Jesus with Yahweh (Matthew 24:36, Luke 22:39-42, John 14:28 [1], John 4:24 compared with Luke 22:19).  Instead, they are content to hide in the worthless shadows of tradition, crying out "Heresy!" at every person who begins to deconstruct their madness.

Something can only be a heresy if it contradicts a Biblical teaching, and something can only be true if it does not defy logic.  Classical Trinitarianism, ironically, is itself heretical, because it contradicts the plain Biblical descriptions of Yahweh and Jesus being separate, distinct entities; furthermore, even if the Bible did teach it, classical Trinitarianism certainly cannot be true, because it contradicts the necessary truths of logic.  Trinitarians know that their doctrine is nonsense.  That's why they declare the Trinity a "mystery" beyond reason, even if they are inane enough to say that it is not contrary to reason.

The defensiveness behind the reactions for Trinity-related analogies is driven by the desperation that comes from endorsing an impossibility, as well as the passion of blind zeal.  Even when faced with the truth, many would rather cling to what is comfortable and familiar.  Since there are very few Christian theologians who have affirmed that the traditional concept of the Trinity is logically impossible, the average Christian will do little to challenge the position.

[1].  https://thechristianrationalist.blogspot.com/2018/10/exegeting-john-1428.html